Catamenial sack.



G. BOBBY CATAMBNIAL SACK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5, 1911.

"Patented Fen-25, 1913.

[NVENTOR molded in a single piece.

-a. partial end view of the form WILLIE AM GOFF ROBEY, OF GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

CATAMENIAL SACK.

To all iblwm it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. Ronny, citizen of the United States, residing at Grafton, in the county of Taylor and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Catamenial Sacks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

his invention relates to surgical appliances and has special reference to a catanienial sack.

The principal object. of theinventiou is to improve the general construction of a device of this character.

A second object. of the invention is to provide an improved form of carrier for absorbent cotton in a device of this character.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists in general of certain novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described,

. illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like charactersofreference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a front view of the improved device in use. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the device in use. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one form of the sack.

ig. 4 is a longitudinal median section through the body of the device. Fig. 5 is shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similar View taken from the opposite end.

The form of deviceillustrated consists of a boatshaped body portion 20 having a flat forward end 21 and a pocket 22 at the rear end. Intermediate the ends of this body portion there is provided an opening 23 which connects with a bag 2 formed of the same material as the body and preferably form'inga continuation ofythe body side, the device just'described being made of two pieces pf water-proof material stitched together along the'meclian line, or

As shown in Fig. 3 and the corres onding figures the flattened end 21 is provid id with oppositelydisposed wings 25 carrying fastening means 26 which latter are preferably in the .form of buttons having enlarged hGHLlSz- To the rear of the body 20 there is provided a pair of diverging straps 27 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 5, 1911.

Patented Feb. 25,1913. Serial No. 664,010.

which'are secured to the body at a point between the opening 23 and the pocket 22, the straps being secured to the under side of said body. It will be noted that by having these straps secured in spaced relation to the end of the socket when the device is in use the straps tend to compress the cotton held therein at the point of attachment and not at the end of the pocket. By reason of this the absorbent held in the pocket is not squeezed in such manner 'as to. tend to eject it or cause its accumulation in the center of the device but on the contrary the pledge-t of cotton held in the pocket prevents s11 ping and loss. At the free end of each of these straps is a button 28, the buttons being similar to the buttons .26.

For the purpose of attaching the device the body of the user there is provided a belt 33 to encircle the waist and depending from this belt are adjustable straps 34 each carrying a suitable loop 35 for engagement with the buttons 26 and 28. 4

In using the invention the pocket 24 is stuii'ed with absorbent cotton and the cotton brought up and stuffed into the pocket 22 so that it lies along between the opening 23 and the pocket 22. YVhen the device is applied the straps 34 are attached in such manner that the pocket 22 lies to the rear of the wearer as can be seen by reference to Fig. 2. The straps, of course, are adjusted to suit the size of the person using the device, the adjustmentbeing such that the parts are maintained in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4; When the parts are thus adjusted no matter whether the wearer be standing, sitting, or lying down any flow from the mouth of the vagina will I pass into the boat. shaped structure and downward into the pocket 24,.if the wearer be sitting while if the wearer be lyingdown the'flow will be absorbed by that portion of the cotton between the pockets 22 and 24. The cotton, of course, is to be renewed as often as soiled and the entire device is capable of being washed and rendered sanitary. There has thus been provided a simple and etiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified. Having thus described the what is claimed as new, is:

A catamenial sack having a boat shaped body provided with a flat forward end flared to constitute wings, said body having invention,

a pocketat its rear end, and a second pocket to constitute a flexible finger adapted to fit connected with the body and depending between the buttocks 0f the wearer. 10 therefrom intermediate its ends, and at- In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my taching means carried by said body for signature in presence of two witnesses. securing same to a belt, said attaching WILLIAM GOFF ROBEY. means being secured at the rear to a portion Witnesses:

of the body anterior to the rear pocket, said R. L. WRIGK,

pocket being filled with absorbent material 1 F. T. MARTIN. 

